<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
It is currently acting as a file server and Exchange email server and running on old hardware. &nbsp;Is there anything I need to look out for in terms of functionality and/or licensing? &nbsp;I plan to virtualize on a new Dell server running Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V.
</div>
</div>


It is currently acting as a file server and Exchange email server and running on old hardware.  Is there anything I need to look out for in terms of functionality and/or licensing?  I plan to virtualize on a new Dell server running Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V.

Looking to virtualize an SBS 2008 Server

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).

Hardware includes cell phones and other digital living devices, tablets, computers, servers, peripherals and components, printers and scanners, gaming consoles, networking hardware such as routers, hubs, switches and modems, storage devices and security equipment such as firewalls and other appliances.